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Beyond antifandom

Cheerleading, textual hate and new media ethics

Bibliographic Data

ID7499417
AuthorsEmma A Jane (0000-0001-7909-1571, University of NSW, Australia, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume17
Issue2
Pages175-190
Publication date2014-01-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Cultural Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1367-8779 • E-ISSN: 1460-356X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1367877913514330
OpenAlexW2158441615
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited8

Drawing on a case study involving mediated vitriol targeting cheerleaders, this article identifies two potentially problematic aspects of the media studies concept of antifandom. First, it critiques the classification of vitriolic texts produced by antifans as belonging primarily to the field of audiences and reception. It argues that this move risks sidelining the fact that antifan discourse also constitutes a set of influential texts authored by a group of powerful textual producers. Second, it questions the designation of the human targets of antifandom as texts. This risks underplaying the ethical dimensions of the en masse articulation of vitriol towards human targets

Articulation (sociology · Field (mathematics · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Music History and Culture

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Unique citing works18
Citations per year1,5
Citation span2014 - 2026 (13)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 18
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